winter fitness

[Hatori]

I'm so chuffed that Disgruntled has dragged herself into a swimming pool!! How did you find it? I retured to the pool yesterday for the first time in 2 weeks and man it was hard work but I feel so much better for doing it. I resume Ninjutsu this week too and can't wait!!!

[disgruntled]

i felt so much better! but now i got the damn flu and can't do anything

[ninjakid888]

my in house exercises:
1. push ups
2. crunches
3. bench press
4. stretching

this is for 30 mins /day.. enough to keep me alert

[disgruntled]

Originally Posted by ninjakid888

my in house exercises:
1. push ups
2. crunches
3. bench press
4. stretching

this is for 30 mins /day.. enough to keep me alert

how many of each? do you do any martial arts at home?

[cyclone]

I like to lift weights three times a week, and do a little bit of cardio exercise everyday. I think cardio is very important. There's nothing like carrying around a healthy heart, and set of lungs.

[disgruntled]

what do you do for cardio?

[danjutsu]

Skipping and shadow. Repeat endlessly, and if you want to add a bit of definition then hold some light weights (5k) when doing your shadow. I trained like this in 2.30 min rounds and stayed fit enough to win a couple of three rounders.

[disgruntled]

yeah i do that type of shadowing.... and i use to skip A LOT..... but it turns out that skipping is more high impact than i though (i have bad osteoarthritis) and my feet could not take it..... now i swim....

although, that said i do recomend skipping because it works out the entire body. swimming is good, but it is hard to really push yourself because the fear of drownding

[Hatori]

Surely if you don't push yourself in the pool, you drown anyway?

[disgruntled]

yeah, you have a point.... plus the water is only chest high so worst case senerio i just stand up.